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UPCOMING EVENTS
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June 1-2, 2012
Biennial Conference of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism (IMPJ), Israel
For more details, please visit the IMPJ website. |
June 8-10, 2012
80th Anniversary and Biennial conference of the South African Union for Progressive Judaism (SAUPJ), Johannesburg For more details, please visit the SAUPJ website. |
June 22-24, 2012
Movement for Reform Judaism (UK) Biennial Conference, Daventry, England For more details, please visit the Biennial page.
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July 5-15, 2012
The Bergman Seminar for Jewish Educators, Anita Saltz Educational Center, Israel For more details, please visit the Anita Saltz Educational Center, Bergman Seminar website. |
July 19-22, 2012
UPJ Annual Conference, Spandau, Germany For more details, please visit the UPJ website.
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July 22 - August 1, 2012
The Roswell Seminar for Social Justice, Anita Saltz Educational Center, Israel For more details, please visit the Anita Saltz Educational Center, Roswell Seminar website. |
August 8-12, 2012
World Union for Progressive Judaism-Latin America (WUPJ-LA)'s 4th Conference of Jewish Communities, Buenos Aires For more details, please visit the WUPJ-LA special conference website. |
October 25-28, 2012
UPJ Biennial Conference, Sydney, Australia For more details, please visit the UPJ website. |
April 28-30, 2013
WUPJ Executive Board Seminar and International Assembly Meeting, Jerusalem, Israel |
May 1-5, 2013
World Union for Progressive Judaism's 36th International Biennial, Connections 2013- Being the Difference, Jerusalem, Israel
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World Union for Progressive Judaism projects are supported by The World Zionist Organization |
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| Looking for a burst of inspiration or a unique and meaningful way to spend some time abroad?
Meet new friends and reconnect with old acquaintences while taking part in interesting programs with exciting and inspiring speakers at one of our upcoming regional biennials: Choose from Israel or Johannesburg (South Africa) in June, Buenos Aires (Argentina) or Berlin (Germany) in August, Sydney (Australia) or Moscow (Russia) in October, and more. Read more... 
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It's time "To Learn and Do" at the Israel Movement's upcoming biennial | The Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism's (IMPJ) biennial will take place in Shefayim, Israel, June 1-2. This year's theme will be "To Learn and to Do" and will focus on two of the IMPJ's core concepts: education and social action. The panel of speakers and musicians include author Yochi Brandes, economist Prof Manuel Trajtenberg who headed the Trajtenberg Committee for Social Reform, Knesset Member and leader of the opposition Shelly Yechimovich, musician Shlomo Gronich, former Knesset Member Yossi Sarid, and many more. Read more... 
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SAUPJ 80th anniversary conference in Johannesburg, South Africa | The South African Union for Progressive Judaism (SAUPJ) will be celebrating its 80th Anniversary in the conference, which will be held in Johannesburg on June 7-10.
Among many others, the inspiring speakers will include: Rabbi Steven Fuchs, President, World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ); Mike Grabiner, Chairman, WUPJ; Anat Hoffman, Director, Israel Religious Action Centre for Reform Judaism (IRAC); David Robinson, President, Union for Progressive Judaism (UPJ) Australia/ New Zealand; Steve Denenberg, Executive Director, UPJ Australia/New Zealand; Rabbi Elena Rubinstein (Sha'arei Shalom Congregation, St. Petersburg, Russia). Read more... 
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Movement for Reform Judaism (UK) biennial conference - Chagigah | The UK Movement for Reform Judaism (MRJ) biennial conference will take place from June 22-24, in Daventry, UK.
The conference, which was given the new name of Chagigah (or celebration), will be a joyful, fun, uplifting, spiritual, family-friendly gathering. Inspiring speakers and educators, as well as innovative ideas and resources will all be part of the conference. Read more... 
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UPJ annual conference in Germany | The Union for Progressive Judaism in Germany will hold its annual conference on 19-22 July, in Spandau, Germany.
The conference will mark the UPJ achievements and relationships, as well as point out perspectives for the future. Working groups on various topics and presentations will create a space for shared learning and experiences. Read more... 
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4th Conference of Jewish communities of Latin America in Buenos Aires, Argentina | Join us for a rare opportunity to encounter Reform and Progressive Judaism in Latin America, meet and celebrate together with hundreds of Reform and Progressive Jews from all over Latin America at the 4th Conference of Jewish Communities in Latin America, August 8 12, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As we learn about and experience the dynamic growth of Reform and Progressive Judaism in Latin America, we will make new friends among people living in communities that are in many ways very similar to our own, facing many of the same challenges - yet also very different in intriguing and unexpected ways. Read more... 
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Shema Koleinu - UPJ (Australasia) biennial conference, Sydney Australia | The Union for Progressive Judaism's biennial conference, Hear our Voices / Share our Stories, will be held in Sydney, Australia on 25-28 October.
Following their successful 2010 biennial conference in Canberra, this conference is shaping up to be a dynamic conference with a spiritual, physical and practical focus for people from all backgrounds and all ages. Many exciting speakers are lined up for this conference, including scholar-in-residence Dr Ron Wolfson, a professor at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, and author of numerous books. Dr. Wolfson is a visionary Jewish educator whose enthusiasm for bringing Judaism alive in homes and synagogues has shaped his work as co-president of Synagogue 3000, an initiative for empowering congregations and communities to create synagogues that are sacred and vital centers of Jewish life. Read more... 
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"Being the Difference" at Connections 2013 in Jerusalem | Connections 2013, the World Union's 36th biennial, will take place in Jerusalem, at Beit Shmuel-Mercaz Shimshon, on May 1-5, 2013, with hundreds of leaders and members of Progressive and Reform congregations and organizations from Israel and worldwide. The conference theme is "Being the Difference", and will offer the opportunity to learn about the difference we can all make in our communities and worldwide. Read more... 
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A CCAR rabbi shares his experiences By Harold Caminker in Bradenton, Florida | Many of us wonder why no-one takes advantage of the impressive international resources of the WUPJ. My youngest daughter Leah, 21, is now completing her LSU junior year abroad in Lyon, France. Read more... Back to In This Issue |
President's reflections ... Hope you will join us!
by Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs, President | | Over the past eleven months I have had the privilege of traveling to several different places to connect with our WUPJ communities. It has been an awesome experience! To really understand the unique mission of the World Union, it is essential to meet and connect with people from other countries. Listening to them, sharing with them and learning from them has been, and will continue to be, nothing less than a life changing experience for me. I promise it will be for you as well! Read more... Back to In This Issue |
"It's not over until it's over and even then ... it isn't over." Parshat Behar-Bechukotai (Leviticus 25:1-27:34) by Rabbi Rich Kirschen, Director of Israel Programs, Union for Reform Judaism I could never refuse writing for this week's Parsha because "Behar-Bechukotai" was the my Bar Mitsvah parsha in 1976 (yes, complete with a leisure suit...but to get a better understanding of leisure suits see old re-runs of the Six Million Dollar Man). At the time I had no idea what I was reading for my Bar Mitzvah and neither did anyone else. But back then, or a least in the Holy city of Woodmere, Long Island at my Conservadox Shul (I don't know if these hybrids exist any more) this is how it was done: you would chant the Hebrew (and later go to the Lawrence Country Club). In my shul (we didn't say Temple) men and women could sit together while there was a separate section for the older men (who were probably the age I am now) who would sit and make strange "geheking" sounds. Read more... Back to In This Issue | | |
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